Acquisitions, Development and Divestitures

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosures

8. Acquisitions, Developments and Divestitures

Acquisitions (PPL)

Acquisition of Narragansett Electric

On May 25, 2022, PPL Rhode Island Holdings acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Narragansett Electric from National Grid USA, a subsidiary of National Grid plc (the Acquisition) for approximately $3.8 billion. Following the closing of the Acquisition, Narragansett Electric provides services doing business under the name Rhode Island Energy (RIE).

In connection with the Acquisition, National Grid USA Service Company, Inc., National Grid USA and Narragansett Electric entered into a transition services agreement (TSA), pursuant to which the National Grid entities agreed to provide certain transition services to Narragansett Electric to facilitate the transition of the operation of Narragansett Electric to PPL following the Acquisition, as agreed upon in the Narragansett share purchase agreement. The TSA was for an initial two-year term and was completed in the third quarter of 2024. TSA costs were $32 million and $129 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and $59 million and $179 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Commitments to the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers and the Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island

As a condition to the Acquisition, PPL made certain commitments to the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers and the Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island. See Note 9 in PPL's 2023 Form 10-K for a complete listing of those commitments. The following represents an update to the remaining commitments:

•RIE will forgo potential recovery of any and all transition costs, which includes (1) the installation of certain information technology systems; (2) modification and enhancements to physical facilities in Rhode Island; and (3) costs related to severance payments, communications and branding changes, and other transition related costs. These costs, which are being expensed as incurred, were $85 million and $250 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and $69 million and $193 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

•RIE will not seek to recover in rates any markup charged by National Grid USA and/or its affiliates under the TSA, which were $5 million and $8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and $2 million and $6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Developments (PPL, LG&E and KU)

Mill Creek Unit 5 Construction

In December 2022, LG&E and KU filed a CPCN with the KPSC requesting approval to construct a 640 MW net summer rating Natural Gas Combined Cycle (NGCC) combustion turbine at LG&E’s Mill Creek Generating Station. In November 2023, the KPSC issued an order approving the request as well as the requested AFUDC accounting treatment for associated financing costs relating to the NGCC. The new NGCC facility will be jointly owned by LG&E (31%) and KU (69%). In February 2024, LG&E and KU entered into agreements to begin construction. Total project costs are estimated at approximately $1.0 billion, including AFUDC. Commercial operation of the facility is anticipated to begin mid-2027.

See Note 7 in PPL's 2023 Form 10-K for additional information on the CPCN filing.